A man was killed as a truck ran over him in Bhogobanpur area of sadar upazila on Wednesday night. The deceased was identified as Mainul Haque, 60, son of Gudhu Mondol, a resident of the area.
Year: 2015
Man held with petrol bombs in Sirajganj
Police in a drive arrested a man along with three petrol bombs and bomb making material from Monohorpur village in Tarash upazila on Wednesday.The arrestee was identified as Ziaur Rahman, 32, son of Sobder Ali, a resident of the village.
SC stays Kh Mosharraf’s bail in money laundering case
The Appeallate Division of the Supreme Court (SC) on Thursday stayed for two weeks a High Court (HC) bail order for BNP leader Dr Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain in a money laundering case. A four-member bench of the Appellate Division, headed…
Domestic gas to cost Tk 600, Tk 650 for single, double burners
The government has increased power prices by 2.97 percent and gas prices by 26.29 percent. Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission Chairman AR Khan announced the hikes at a press conference at the commission’s office at Karwan Bazar on Thursday. The new…
Reasons behind global financial markets fluctuation – New China
Beijing, Aug. 26 – World markets experienced a “Black Monday” rout as anxiety over world economic prospects has been accumulated and fermented recently. Meanwhile, world currency and commodity markets have also been affected by the new round of fluctuation. Among…
Kazi Zafar Ahmed passes away in massive heart attack
Legendary political leader Kazi Zafar Ahmed is no more. Chairman of his faction of the Jatiya Party the ailing leader suffered a massive heart attack early in the morning and passed away at the United Hospital in Gulshan where he…
The future is old
Brigitte Miksa Munich – The aging of our societies is one of the greatest success stories of the twentieth century. More than three decades have been added to the lives of hundreds of millions of people over the last hundred…
Mobilising against climate change
Billions of Muslims around the world have been called on to take action against climate change. In an event co-hosted by Islamic Relief Worldwide in Istanbul this week, religious leaders presented The Islamic Declaration on Climate Change and called on…
Everyday conspirators plan attack on PM, says Syed Ashraf
Awami League general secretary Syed Ashraful Islam on Wednesday said a vested quarter is planning every day to attack Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina through adopting various strategies. “BNP is a party of conspirators and killers who always hatch plots how…
People lost freedom of speech, says PM’s envoy Ershad
Observing that the country’s people have lost their rights to freedom of speech, Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad on Wednesday said they want to see true democracy in the country. “People have lost the rights to live…. They’ve lost the…
Preserving plant biodiversity
Danielle Nierenberg Every day, plant species across the globe are disappearing. The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) reports that approximately 75 percent of the Earth’s plant genetic resources are now extinct, and another third of plant biodiversity is expected…
India’s Maharashtra Govt invites Yunus help in microfinance
The Maharashtra government is seeking the help of Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, the father of microcredit to introduce a microfinancing system for small and medium scale industries in the state, The Indian Express and The Hindu reported on Wednesday. State…
Hearing on case against Fakhrul 25 others deferred
A Dhaka court on Wednesday deferred the hearing on charge framing against 26 BNP men including their Acting Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir till October 1 in a sabotage case. Magistrate Atiqur Rahman of the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM)…
Committee to remove 43 religious structures on Buriganga
The government has formed a high powered committee to remove 43 illegal religious structures and educational institutes from the bank of river Buriganga. “We have decided to remove all illegal structures from the bank of rivers guarding the capital. The…
3 held with 80 gold bars in Magura
Police in a drive arrested three people along with 80 gold bars from a bus at PTI intersection in Magura district town early this morning.The arrestees were identified as Subadh Kumar Shil, 32, son of late Santosh Kumar Shil of…
30-kg ganja seized in Jamalpur
Police seized a huge quantity of ganja from a private car in Melandah upazila of the district today.Superintendent of Police (SP) Md Nizamuddin said receiving prior information police intercepted the car in the area coming from Kurigram district and seized…
Shipyard worker killed in generator explosion in Ctg
A shipyard worker was killed when a generator exploded at a shipyard in Shitolpur area under Sitakund upazila of the district on Monday morning.The deceased was identified as Mohammad Ilias, 30, son of Abdul Jalil, hailed from Kolsi are under…
Muktijoddha complex to be constructed at N’ganj
A Muktijoddha complex would be constructed on 16 decimal of land on the bank of Shitalakkhya river near Narayanganj BIWTA Port Terminal for the welfare of local freedom fighters here.The decision was taken at a meeting held today at the…
Schoolboy’s throat-slit body recovered in Bogra
Police recovered the body of a schoolboy with the throat slashed from a jute field at Katakhali village in Sariakandi upazila on Wednesday morning.The deceased was identified as Shohag, 7, son of Nakumuddin, hailing from Katakhali village.
Minor girl strangled in Kushtia
A minor girl was strangulated to death at Muslimnagar village in Doulatpur upazila of the district on Tuesday morning.The deceased was identified as Maya, 5, daughter of Moinul Islam, a resident of Muslimnagar village. Locals said Maya was playing in…
1 killed as bus plunged into ditch in Sylhet
A bus helper was killed as the vehicle plunged into a roadside ditch at Rashidpur in South Surma upazila on Tuesday afternoon.The identity of the deceased could not be ascertained immediately.
Missing schoolgirl found dead in Chandpur
Police recovered the body of a missing schoolgirl, stashed in a sack, from Shekdi village in Faridganj upazila of the district on Tuesday.The deceased was identified as Rubi, 7, a student of class five of Shekdi Government Primary School and…
Thief killed in lynch-mob attack in Kustia
An alleged thief was killed in a lynch-mob attack at Noudapara village in Kushtia sadar upazila on early Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Taslim Uddin Khan, 35, son of Tabir Uddin Khan, hailing from Khejurtala village. Locals said Taslim…
3 minor babies drowned in Lalmonirhat, Jessore
Two minor babies died after drowning in a ditch in village Durakuti under Sadar upazila in Lalmonirhat district this afternoon, local sources and public representatives said.The victims are Mohid Uddin, 3, son of Sirajul Islam and his paternal cousin Mohir…
12 rescued while being trafficked to India
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in a drive rescued 12 Bangladeshi citizens, including five women and three children, while they were being trafficked to India through Putkhali border point here on Tuesday night.All the rescued are from different areas…
3 Indian citizens arrested from Mirganj border
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) arrested three Indian citizens for intruding into Bangladesh territory along with 1,100 bottles of Indian Phensidyl syrup from Mirganj border area in Bagha upazila of the district on Tuesday night.The arrestees were identified as…
Train services of Chittagong with Dhaka, Sylhet resume
Train communications of Chittagong with Dhaka and Sylhet were restored on Wednesday morning after seven hours of suspension following derailment of two bogies and an engine of a train at Shashidal Railway Station in Brahmanpara upazila on Tuesday night.
Fire exchanged at Myanmar Border
Border guard troops have exchanged fire with a ‘separatist outfit’ of Myanmar near the international border in Bandarban.
China keen to build road to Kunming via Myanmar
China has offered to establish a Dhaka-Cox’s Bazar-Myanmar-Kunming road link, aiming to boost connectivity among the three countries. The offer came when a Chinese delegation, led by its Commerce Minister Gao Hucheng, met Finance Minister AMA Muhith at his secretariat…
China shares fail to lift on the central bank’s rate cut
Chinese shares continued to lose ground despite the central bank’s latest effort to reassure traders. The mainland’s benchmark Shanghai Composite was down 1.1% to 2,930.23 points after a volatile open earlier. The index had already fallen about 16% this week,…